I have had this one stuck in my mind for awhile now....
2007-01-08 09:41:08 · 8 answers · asked by Myaloo 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Really think about this one BEFORE answering. And give your answer in your own words please....
2007-01-08 09:43:51 · update #1
The idea of a god contradicts reality.
2007-01-08 09:44:03 · answer #1 · answered by dino_ou812 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If a God is all knowing that means there is nothing that can ever occur that this God didn't know would occur! Which means logically there is no way that this God could be surprised by anything that ever occurs!
This means if a God created a figure called satan then he would've known before creating him every single thing he would ever do! This means this God knew that this Satan figure would rebel or what not! So how could this God get upset about him doing what he knew he would do?
The same goes for every single person that has ever and will ever live. This God would've known before their creation that they would be the way they were / are / will be!
If this God has a grand plan then it must be in his plan to have people like Hitler exist! After all this God knows everything!
Who is the real evil one then?
The person that was evil because God made them to be evil or the God for creating them to be evil?
2007-01-08 17:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
How can a all knowing, perfect God contradict Himself?
The answer is, He can't. There is No contradictions in the bible.
This misunderstanding is due of lack of study of the scriptures.
God said, "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9
The Bible is pretty clear that we are not "good" on our own merit.
2007-01-08 17:55:10 · answer #3 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They contradict only in our limited understanding.
What God sees is either what "could be" or "is". If it is something that IS, then it is set or it wouldn't be IS....it would be "could be".
God has both an immutable will and a permissive will. Somethings He has SET and somethings He ALLOWS.
Ps 131:1-2
My heart is not proud, O LORD,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have stilled and quieted my soul;
like a weaned child with its mother,
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
(from New International Version)
2007-01-08 18:04:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not for us humans, no.
It's sort of along the same lines as my children think of their father .... he's all knowing, all powerful and can defeat any monster. I smile when they say this and don't contradict them; let them be babes for awhile and think this of their father.
Perhaps if we humans were at the same level as God, we wouldn't think so, but we are not, we are babes in comparison.
2007-01-08 17:46:04 · answer #5 · answered by arewethereyet 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no they do not contradict eachother. they go hand in hand. To be all knowing to have all the power and to have all the power means that you know and controll every aspect of everything. these two go hand in hand. with out being all knowing then you cannot have the power because some one will always know more and with out haveing all the power you cannot know everything because some one will always have more power than you
2007-01-08 17:47:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if everything is known, then it is pre-destined and cannot be changed. If God is able to do anything he wishes then he can choose to go against what is destined therefore there is no such thing as destiny. Can you see the problem here?
2007-01-08 17:50:20 · answer #7 · answered by Prophet ENSLAVEMENTALITY (pbuh) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think i thought a thought before you thought i though up this thought to say...
Uhh no
2007-01-08 17:47:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋